Brothers Rugby Club Sydney

Brothers Rugby Club

Full name	Brothers Old Boys Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	Brothers
Founded	1947
Location	Roseville, Sydney, Australia
Ground(s)	Roseville Chase Oval
League(s)	NSWSRU
Team kit
Official website
www.brothersrugby.com.au

Brothers Rugby Club is an Australian rugby union club that is based in Roseville, New South Wales, Sydney.

History

Brothers was formed by Old Boys of St Pius X College, Chatswood in 1947 and was at that time known as Christian Brothers Old Boys or CBOB’s.^[1]

In 2005, it was decided to change the club name from CBOB’s to the very familiar "Brothers" Rugby Club Sydney. "Brothers" is one of the most well known rugby brands in Australia.

Brothers are affiliated to the five Brothers clubs in Queensland including Brothers Old Boys, Brisbane and also Brothers Joondalup in Western Australia. Brothers are also affiliated to the Marist Rugby Federation in New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa, numbering approximately 40 clubs in all.^[2]

Recent seasons

In the 2011 season, Brothers Rugby won both first and second grade grand finals and the Division 4 club championship, granting them promotion to Division 3 of Subbies. Brothers won the first grade Grand Final in 2012, and narrowly lost Grand Finals in Second Grade and Colts. All this while winning the Club Championship and promotion to Division 2 of Subbies.^[3]

In 2015 Brothers played in Division 1, but were relegated for the 2016 season.

Roll Of Honour

Life Members

There are 23 life members of the club:^[4][5][6]

• Terry Mico
• David Mico*
• Bob Towers
• Brian Hadlee*
• Ian Meers
• John Sullivan
• John Andrews
• Michael Lowry

• John Waugh
• Martin Nichols
• Barry Williams
• Brian McElvogue
• John Punch (Snr)
• Paul Muller
• Steve Jaques
• Michael Williams

• Tony Padovan
• Adrian Brannan
• Robert Bruce
• Damian Henry
• Tom Burns
• Andy Losurdo
• Michael “Pickle” Wren (Founding Member of the 400 Club)

Presidents

Years Name 1947 John Clancy 1948 Bob Travers 1949 John Clancy 1950-51 Barry Curtis 1952 Bernie McGee 1953 Kevin Grew 1954-55 Tom Tolhurst 1956 Andy Lusurdo 1957-58 Dave Woolf 1965-66 John Casey 1967-68 Brian McKenzie

Years Name 1969 Des O’Brien 1970 Peter Taylor 1971 Brian McKenzie 1972-76 Bob Towers 1977-83 Brian Hadlee* 1984-85 Ross Magee 1986-87 Dick Reading 1988-89 Tony Padovan 1990-91 Ian McPherson 1992-94 Michael Lowry 1995 Paul Muller

Years Name 1996-99 Michael Williams 2000-01 James Mulcare 2002-04 Robert Bruce 2005-06 Adrian Brannan 2007 David Bullard 2008 John Sullivan 2009 John Sullivan Adrian Brannan 2010-2012 Scott James 2012-2014 Ian Gibson 2015- Ian Meers[7]

See also

• New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union
• New South Wales Rugby Union
• Australian Rugby Union
• Rugby union in Australia

References

1. "SPX Old Boys Association". Retrieved 2012-11-20.
2. "Brothers Rugby Sydney Home Who We Are". Retrieved 2012-11-20.
3. "NSW Suburban Rugby Union". Retrieved 2012-11-20.
4. "Pickle relishing shot at fifty is the naked truth". North Shore Times. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
5. "Brothers Rugby Sydney Legends Life Members". Retrieved 2012-11-20.
6. "Rebel try to rein in the drinking culture". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
7. "Brothers Rugby Sydney Legends Past Presidents". Retrieved 2012-11-20.

External links

• NSW Subbies website
• Brothers Official Website